'We all thought it was a good interview. Except some guy from the Herald didn’t like it.' Keep Reading

Too little, too late is the broad political consensus after the government changed up immigration settings to help fill critical sector shortages. Keep Reading

He said they have seen visas approved for about 280 chefs and 870 cooks to come into New Zealand under the current settings. Keep Reading

Here's what has been announced. Keep Reading

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has asked her Cabinet ministers to reconsider their policy priorities over the summer break, signalling contentious policies may be cut. Keep Reading

The party co-leaders say they are committed to being part of the next Government. Keep Reading

But the Government's finally made a fix. Keep Reading

National's Tama Potaka (Ngāti Hauiti, Whanganui, Ngāruahine, Taranaki, Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti Whitikaupeka) flipped the bellwether Hamilton West electorate... Keep Reading

Nurses, specialist doctors and midwives will be added to the straight-to-residence pathway among a range of new immigration settings announced by Immigration Minister Michael Wood. Keep Reading

But she wouldn't reveal what changes were on the way. Keep Reading

New Zealand is imposing travel bans on members of the Iranian security forces connected to the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini and the violent response to subsequent protests, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta announced. Keep Reading

Photo / File Kiwis living across 'the ditch' have received positive news this week with the Australian government announcing it intends creating "pathways"... Keep Reading

The rebel MP threw the Labour Party into a tailspin with explosive allegations of bullying. Gaurav Sharma, ultimately, failed to deliver a smoking gun and was instead shown the door. Keep Reading

The by-election was triggered following the resignation of MP Gaurav Sharma from Parliament in October. Keep Reading

Polling booths for the Hamilton West by-election open this morning at 9am, and will remain open until 7pm this evening. Keep Reading

Train Wreck: Perhaps the easiest way to describe what Willie Jackson’s new public broadcaster will be like, is to set out clearly what it wi... Keep Reading

Auckland's mayor and the transport minister are putting aside their differences. Keep Reading

National's still on track to win the general election, the government removes the Three Waters entrenchment clause and Willie Jackson's "trainwreck" interview about the RNZ/TVNZ merger. Keep Reading

ANALYSIS: The abject mishandling of what should have been a winner for Labour will dog the party into the new year Keep Reading

It is crunch time for the two front-runners in the Hamilton West by-election with voting set to end at 7pm tomorrow. Keep Reading

Todd McClay wants the government to do an urgent "stocktake" after three government departments and agencies were not able to report the number. Keep Reading

Public Service Minister Chris Hipkins says the first offers started with the five unions that were the furthest advanced. Keep Reading

The National party have come out against Three Waters legislation and have promised to repeal the bill if they hold power after 2023. Labour, with its majo Keep Reading

A newly prioritised spending plan and fresh ministerial line-up are part of Labour's plan to reset the political landscape for the start of 2023 - election year. The political headwinds are significant: a cost-of-living crisis only set to worsen; waning support for the governing party and its high profile leader; the murky dynamics of disinformation and social disunity swirling below. In this week's Focus on Politics, RNZ Political Editor Jane Patterson sits down with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to run a ruler over the year that's been and the election to come. Keep Reading

The Prime Minister also has a Christmas message for disenfranchised anti-vaxxers. Keep Reading